黑龙江省友谊县红兴隆管理局第一高级中学学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题 Word版含答案.docx

1、黑龙江省友谊县红兴隆管理局第一高级中学学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题 Word版含答案红兴隆管理局第一高级中学2017-2018学年度第一学期高二年级期中考试英语学科试卷注: 卷面分值120分 时间：90分钟第一部分：阅读理解（共2节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每题2分，满分30分）阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。A WelcometoArundel Castle which is situated in West Sussex, England. The castle has a history of nearly 1

2、000 years and has welcomed visitorstravelingfromallovertheworld. Arundel Castle also plays a starring role in many films.The GardensThe White Garden is planted with soft white Iceberg Roses, and Snow White Lilies.The Rose Garden is newly planted with lovely old-fashioned English roses that are at th

3、eir very best in June and July.The Organic Kitchen Garden produces a wide range of seasonal fruit and vegetables, pears, cherries and apples.The Castle Shop In the Castle Shop, you will discover a wide and interesting range of gift ideas for everyone. It offers gifts and souvenirs designed to appeal

4、 to all tastes and pockets. Foods, china, books, and stationery (文具)are all available. Many are sold in this Castle Shop only. At Arundel Castle we pride ourselves on supporting local suppliers and actively encourage environmentally friendly products.The Arundel Festival 2014 Saturday 16th to Monday

5、 25th August The annual Arundel Festival gets bigger and better every year. It is one of the most amazing, diverse and easily accessible arts festivals in the UK, offering a mix of visual arts, music, theatre and street entertainment.Parking Coaches and mini-buses can drop off at the main Castle ent

6、rance in Mill Road and park in the main town car park that is opposite the castle entrance. Please inform us when making your booking of how many parking permits are required.1.What can you do when visiting the castle? A. See how the local gifts are being made. B. Get old-fashioned English roses as

7、gifts. C. Get seasonal fruits and vegetables free of charge. D. Buy eco-friendly products in the Castle Shop. 2. How long does the Arundel Festival last this year? A. One week B. 10 days C. 16 days D. One month3. Where can you park the coach? A. In Mill Road B. Inside the Castle C. In the main town

8、car park D. At the main castle entranceBProudly reading my words, I glanced around the room, only to find my classmates bearing big smiles on their faces and tears in their eyes. Confused, I glanced toward my stonefaced teacher. Having no choice, I slowly raised the report I had read carefully, hopi

9、ng to hide myself. “What could be causing everyone to act this way？”Quickly, I flashed back to the day Miss Lancelot gave me the task. This was the first real task I received in my new school. It seemed simple: go on the Internet and find information about a man named George Washington. Since my ide

10、a of history came from an ancient teacher in my home country, I had never heard of that name before. As I searched the name of this fellow, it became evident that there were two people bearing the same name who looked completely different! One invented hundreds of uses for peanuts, while the other l

11、ed some sort of army across America. I stared at the screen, wondering which one my teacher meant. I called my grandfather for a golden piece of advice: flip (掷) a coin. Headsthe commander, and tailsthe peanuts guy. Ah! Tails，my report would be about the great man who invented peanut butter, George

12、Washington Carver.Weeks later, standing before this unfriendly class, I was totally lost. Oh well, I lowered the paper and sat down at my desk, burning to find out what I had done wrong. As a classmate began his report, it all became clear，“My report is on George Washington, the man who started the

13、American Revolution.” The whole world became quiet! How could I know that she meant that George Washington?Obviously, my grade was awful. Heartbroken but fearless, I decided to turn this around. I talked to Miss Lancelot, but she insisted: No redos; no new grade. I felt that the punishment was not f

14、air, and I believed I deserved a second chance. Consequently, I threw myself heartily into my work for the rest of the school year. Ten months later, that chance unfolded as I found myself sitting in the headmasters office with my grandfather, now having an entirely different conversation. I smiled

15、and flashed back to the embarrassing moment at the beginning of the year as the headmaster informed me of my opinion to skip the sixth grade. Justice is sweet!4What did the authors classmates think about his report?APositive. BRidiculous CBoring. DPuzzling.5Why was the author confused about the task

16、?AHe was unfamiliar with American history. BHe followed the advice and flipped a coin.CHe forgot his teachers instructions. DHe was not familiar with the new school.6. The underlined word “burning” in Para. 3 probably means _.Aannoyed Bashamed Ceager Dready 7In the end, the author turned things around _.Aby redoing his task B